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All Tools›Utilities›PAN Card Validator

PAN Card Validator

Validate PAN format and decode all 10 characters

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10/10 characters — auto-converts to uppercase

Character Breakdown

A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
E
5
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
F
10
1-3: Office code 4: Entity type 5: Name initial 6-9: Serial number 10: Check char

Invalid PAN Format

4th character 'D' is not a valid entity type. Must be one of: P, C, H, A, T, F, B, L, J, G

All entity type codes reference
PIndividual / Person
CCompany
HHUF (Hindu Undivided Family)
AAOP (Association of Persons)
TTrust
FFirm / LLP
BBody of Individuals
LLocal Authority
JArtificial Juridical Person
GGovernment

How to Use

1

Enter a 10-character PAN number in the input field

2

See instant validation — green for valid format, red for invalid

3

View the character-by-character breakdown with meaning of each position

4

Use bulk mode to validate up to 50 PANs at once

Frequently Asked Questions

PAN is a 10-character alphanumeric code: first 5 letters, then 4 digits, then 1 letter. The 4th character indicates entity type (P=Individual, C=Company, H=HUF, F=Firm, etc.).

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